A drug dealer who was caught selling class A drugs at Crawley train station has been jailed for more than three years.

Officers from the British Transport Police caught 28-year-old Akel Isaac selling crack cocaine and heroin at the station last December after a member of the public called 999 to report a man selling drugs there.

When they attended, they searched Isaac and found cannabis, heroin, cocaine and cash in his pockets.

Akel Isaac was caught red-handed (Image: BTP)

He was arrested at the scene and later charged with three counts of possessing drugs as well as two counts of intending to supply Class A subststances.

He pleaded guilty at Lewes Crown Court on January 29 to all of the offences and was ordered to serve 40 months behind bars.

His sentence comprises a 40-month jail term for possessing and intending to supply heroin, a 40-month sentence for possessing and intending to supply cocaine and a six-month sentence for possession of cannabis.

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Isaac, of Bishops Way in Bethnal Green, will serve these sentences concurrently.

Commenting on the sentencing, PC Imogen Sweeney said: “Isaac has been in prison since the day he was arrested and I hope the sentence sends out a strong message that we will deal robustly with drug dealers on the rail network.”

PC Sweeney also extended her thanks to her colleagues in Brighton and Gatwick for their help in ensuring Isaac was charged.